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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Students explore the concept of good nutrition. In this The Very Hungry Caterpillar lesson, students read the Eric Carle Story and make a nutritious treat with healthy foods.
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Diagnostic Intermediate-Part Three Grammar Test
In this grammar testing activity, students complete a 25 question diagnostic test covering a variety of concepts. Students select answers by clicking on a button beside each sentence.
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Conflict Resolution Trade-book
Students discover ways of dealing with conflicts at school by reading a guide. In this psychology lesson, students identify how conflicts are started with fellow classmates by reading a trade-book with their class. Students...
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Writing Original Adventures About Imaginary Sidekicks
Students explore storytelling by conceptualizing a story with classmates. In this publishing instructional activity, students identify the idea development process and discuss word choice when writing a story. Students utilize a graphic...
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Las Vegas: We Are Just Like You
High schoolers practice making multimedia documentary films by investigating cities of America. In this U.S. geography lesson, students examine Las Vegas and compare the state of Nevada to 15 other states and discuss their main...
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Shh...It's a Secret!
Students explore codes, decode secret messages, and create codes of their own to use with their friends. They examine the use of gestures, letters, symbols and numbers in codes.
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Fluency with Lon Po Po
Students participate in pre-reading activities for the book "Lon Po Po" and discuss the names of the children in the book. They agree on how to pronounce the names in the book. They choose a character from the book and read that part...
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The Sundance Kids
Students discuss independent filmmaking industry, focusing on the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. As a class, students develop a storyboard for their own independent film, then write movie reviews from the point of view of a film critic on...
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree
Students review the letters of the alphabet using the book, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, by Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault. They create their own alphabet "tree" in the classroom.
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Ready and Action! Reading Time!
Pupils work to improve their reading fluency and oral expression while reading aloud. With a partner, they read sentence strips and reread them to make the sentence more fluent and meaningful. They 'perform' their sentences for the rest...
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Read
Student increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing chunking, decoding, and rereading, learners complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with the instructor, they read complete a timed...
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Musicians and Vampires
Students practice techniques and strategies for understanding the parts of a story to help them remember what they've read. They review and analyze the elements of a story and how to find them first in a paragraph and then in a book.
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The Secret Garden
Students research the culture and geography of India and England while reading "The Secret Garden". Using this information, they write at least three predictions about what they believe might happen in the story. Using the Internet,...
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Using a Thesaurus
In this writing worksheet, students read about how to use a thesaurus. Students also replace a word, using a thesaurus, in each of five sentences.
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Easy Crossword
In this literacy worksheet, learners find the terms that would fit the crossword puzzle that covers a variety of subject areas including addition, science, and communication.
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Subject/Verb Agreement
In this grammar worksheet, students underline the subject and choose the appropriate verb in parentheses that makes twenty-five sentences grammatically correct.
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Past Tense Verbs- Fill In the Blank
In this past tense verbs worksheet, learners fill the blank lines with the correct form of the verb which is given in parentheses at the end of the sentence. They complete 30 examples.
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Frogs
Young learners are more motivated to practice skills when they are motivated. This reading passage about frogs provides a quick and easy way for students to practice comprehension and vocabulary skills by answering the 10 questions.
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Using Pronouns Correctly
In this pronoun usage activity, learners correct sentences by eliminating the inappropriate use of the pronoun you. The students then correct the sentences by adding either a third-person pronoun or a suitable noun to replace the pronoun...
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In Arctic Waters
In this reading comprehension and following directions worksheet, students read facts about Arctic waters, the Inuit, Arctic animal adaptations, polar bears, walruses, seals, narwhal, Beluga whales and create a mix-and-match animal...
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Preparing the Soil
Students explore philanthropy through literature. In this service learning lesson, students consider character traits as they read Seedfolks. Students record their notes regarding the characters in the story of a community garden in...
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Webquest - Westward Ho!
Students investigate life on the trail West. In this Oregon Trail lesson, students collaborate to research the pioneer life and then role play a family's life on the trail. Students author an essay regarding their research finding and...
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Autism Help Through PowerPoint
Students investigate the effects of autism by creating a slide-show presentation. In this special needs lesson, students define autism and the mental health problems it can cause young people afflicted with it. Students...
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Red Hot Chilli Peppers
In this chili peppers worksheet, students read a one page article about the history of chili peppers and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 8 questions.